For how long I can continue with swaddling?

[Mamulka]

Hi everyone! Here is the problem. Our DD is seven month of age and we started swaddling her from when she was 1 month and it did help, she slept peasfully untill her 3 am feeding and after the age of 3 month she started sleeping through the whole night till 5.30 - 6 am. Lately though she started disliking this swaddling thing and does her best to get unswaddled (if I may say so, English is my second language). We tryed to get her asleep without swaddling but apparently she can't, she keeps rolling over, turning, crawling and even if she manages to fall asleep it is only for a short time then she wakes herself up and starts crying. So yesterday we resumed swaddling as me and my DH both realised we cant endure another slepless night. Still she gets herself unswaddled in the middle of the night and needs to be reswaddeled again or else she would start playing and it would be impossible to ressetle her till 4 am (stying awake from 1 am to 4 am is a torture). Any tips about how to teach her to sleep unswaddled or for how long it is advisable to keep swaddling? My concern is we will have to do it when she is toddler...
Thanks a lot

mamulka i would think she is past swaddling. and maybe introduce a soft blanket or teddy for her instead. whats her day sleep like? , becuase if she is truly tired she shouldnt be wakening at night, why not have a look at the "pick up put down method" for her and do that at night . it may take a week or so for her to settle so you have be prepared for that.

Have you tried a baby sleeping bag instead?

mamulka what time is her bedtime now at 7mths? 5.30? its a bit early if u dont mind me saying.
has she a nap in the day? if she wakes between 1-4am, and been in bed for nighttime since 5.30 thats nearly 8 1/2hrs so no wonder shes a bit too alert. try bedtime at 7/7.30 with no naps after 3pm in the day. and see how it goes

I think she's far too old for swaddling .. I think you need to teach her to sleep on her own .. as hermykne says

sleeping bag great idea - forgot about them.

Thanks for responses! Her sleep pattern is at follows:
from noon to 1.30 or 2 pm - day time nap
from 4.30pm to 5.30pm (or from 4 to 5pm)-afternoon nap
8.30 - bed time (bed routine starts at about 8, so by the 8.30 ideally she would be aslep, smtimes it takes longer to settle and she is asleep at 9. pm)
5.30 am she is awake for her very eary breakfast (breast) and then she falls asleep again till 8.30
In the day time ahe sleeps well without swaddling (not on her back though, she likes sleeping on her side. It is only in the night we have a problem. I wil definitely try sleeping bag. Have to get one.
Thanks again, mums!